Josephine Katherine Lawson (Jo, for short) has always dreamed of becoming a famous vocalist, and has kept a secret passion for Juilliard school of music locked away in her list of possibilities. She has diligently sought to please her demanding mother by following in her older sister's scholarly footsteps and sustaining her own teen job at the local creamery. But Jo quietly holds grandeur plans of escape from the same-old of Galveston, Texas. When a written invitation asks Jo to attend a young musicians scholarship convention in New York City, Jo leaps for the opportunity and spends half her life savings to go. Jo is faced with difficult peer competition, tests of music theory, and challenging auditions during her week stay at the convention. Though veering from the family norm of logically minded professions, Jo at last finds fulfillment in her aspirations and earns a full-ride to Juilliard. Her parents at last accept her differences and support her openly.
Hero: Jo, 16 years of age, Galveston Resident and Middle Child
Ordinary World: Regular High School and Creamery Job (Regular old hometown)
Call to Adventure: Invitation to Muscial Convention
Special World: Scholarship to Julliard, major in vocal performance
Perhaps it is my own love of music, perhaps it is the wonderful way you worded this, but it calls to something deep inside me. This is an amazing start; I can definitely see where you can take this journey and put it in a story. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteAw, I actually really liked this one. A lovely story of following dreams, I'm sure! It feels like you paid just enough attention to plot and details and the like.
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